Online learning to improve hand hygiene knowledge and compliance among health care workers

Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing

Volumn 41, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 463-471

  Alemagno, Sonia A ^a   Guten, Sharon M ^b   Warthman, Shawn ^c   Young, Elizabeth ^d   Mackay, David S ^e  

^a KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Applied Behavioral Sciences   (United States)

^c Compliance Systems Director ^*  (United States)

^d Workgroup Department   (United States)

^e GOJO Industries Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; HAND WASHING; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNET; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TEACHING;

ADULT; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; HANDWASHING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERNET; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78049452861     PISSN: 00220124     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20100610-06     Document Type: Article

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